Medical Daily Ten years later, a follow-up report (AREDS2) upheld the 2001 guidelines, with one exception: beta-carotene was replaced by lutein and zeaxanthin due to beta-carotene's link with lung cancer in smokers. The result of the report? Vitamin sales skyrocketed.
Canada.com Lutein , a natural antioxidant present in the macula, the area of the retina responsible for central vision, protects against macular degeneration. Researchers learned in retrospective studies that people who ate more foods high in lutein had a lower ...